Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
From Dec 2007
Purchased locally.
It pours from 12oz bottle a very dark brown with reddish hues and has a 1 finger head of tannish foam with some lacing.
The smell is of roasted malt, some chocolate, and some caramel.
The taste has roasted malt up front followed by notes of chocolate and some citrus. Hmm...I don't think the citrus is a welcome addition for me in this OS. Things were tasting pretty good until that "sourness" from the citrus hit my taste buds. Still, it's not bad. It finishes with a roasted malt bitterness, it has a medium mouthfeel, and the carbonation is medium. I'm still shaking my head over that weird sourness that *does" mellow down a bit further into the session.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
From Sept 2005
My first taste said...this is a good lager. Nice head, somewhat cloudy appearance(which I don't take points off for) and an overall malt dominated taste backed up my early impressions.
After drinking a couple of more samples, I say this one is well tucked in the very drinkable category. Good show, Yellowstone Valley Brewing!
PS: It's retired? Mystores just got it in!!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle at the RateBeer DC Tasting shared by Travlr, thanks Gene! Aromas of wheat, hay, light tart notes. Tastes of citrus, floral, wheat. Medium body with a dry finish. High carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5
The berries don’t make this too offensive. Golden pour. Average carbonation. Sour finish. Bottle thanks to Travlr.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared by Gene, thanks
Slightly cloudy light golden with a medium sized white head, some lacing. Aroma of tart and fruity. Taste is tart, huckleberries and wheat
Decent
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle shared with Sledutah. Hazy golden color, bright white head. Aroma of tart berries. Taste is equally tart, with grapefruit and berries, lemon. Actually not bad.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
12oz bottle pours with a deep gold body that has a slight haze and supports a thin light tan head. The aroma offers up fruity tartness, table sugar and some berry to cranberry like fruitiness. The taste starts tart and fruity with an edge of mild yeasty tartness. To midway it gets soft and sugary and a bit aspartame like too. It ends with a decent berry fruitiness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle: Pours a dull copper/orange color with a thin sandy head. Nose is malty and sweet, lights bits of grass. Taste has much more character than the nose; citrus, grapes, a sweet malty backbone, and a surprisingly crisp floral finish. The finish really helps out as the majority of the taste is very sweet. I can imagine the similarities in flavor to adding wild honey and herbs, but retaining mostly the sweet aspects. I feel like I should give this a few bonus points since my wife liked it… I could really see this being a good base for a hoppy lager or bock.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
12oz bottle thanks to Jake65. Pours a hazy amber with some lacing white head. Nose of apple cider, some malt vinegar, a little red grape, some medicine cabinet. Uh oh, infection alert. Tastes of apples, rusty nickels and malt vinegar. Mostly clean finish. No idea what this would be like on a normal day, but this bottle is infected.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle thanks to Dallas. Pours a clear amber color. Basic, sweet nutty malts, very clean, almost dominated by grains. Light honey. OK.